New Jake Atlas adventures...

12 June 2018

The past six months has been a bit manic, and I’ve let these updates slip. People have asked what I’ve been working on, so here are a few answers:

Jake Atlas 2 came out in March – Jake Atlas and the Hunt for the Feathered God. I’m so happy with it; it’s exactly the story I wanted to tell when I first thought up the characters. Hope you enjoy it too. Here’s the cover, along with the cool bookmarks Walker Books made for me to hand out at events.

I’ve been touring the country and beyond (more on this in the following update…) talking about the story and its inspiration. These books have been such fun to write, it really doesn’t feel like work at all.

Jake Atlas 3 – The Quest for the Crystal Mountain – is written! Or at least the first draft is, and I’m really pleased with it. Fingers crossed Walker Books like it too, although I’m sure my editor Mara will have plenty of thoughts to help make it better. This one is all set in the Himalayas, my favourite part of the world. It’s not out until March 2019 I’m afraid, and there’s no cover to show just yet…

Beyond that I’ve been working on two new stories – researching them a bit and mulling them over. Picking a new project to work on is a big deal. This story will become your obsession for six months or a year, and will be the reason you tear out some hairs, miss out on things and upset a few people you love. You wanna be sure it’s worth all that by picking the best story to tell. I’m almost decided, but I’ll keep the details to myself for now…